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UT Law School Classes - Fall 2009

Con Law II: Reconstruction Amendment

Instructor: Driver, J Credits: 3 Course ID: 381C Unique #28958
     Day    Time   Location
   Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm TNH 2.124
   Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm TNH 2.124
Exam Type    Test Date Time      Name Range Regular Room Extegrity Room
  Take-home Thursday, December 17
Registration Information
This course is restricted to upper division students only.

Description
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments have been described as the Nation's "second founding," which amounted to a revolution in the economic, social, and political realms.  This course will trace the interpretive development of the Reconstruction Amendments through the modern era both as individual entities and as a collective whole.  The following topics will receive particular emphasis:  slavery, citizenship, equal protection, and suffrage.  In addition to judicial decisions, the readings will draw upon law review articles and other secondary sources.

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